“When they’re 2 or 3 years old, and they’re used to seeing you on TV or on CD pictures, when they meet you, it can be discombobulating for them,” says Ringenberg, who performs as Farmer Jason on albums, on Nashville Public Television (he’s won an Emmy), on a new children’s video destination (myKaZootv.com) and on international stages. “I like to think that I’m these kids’ favorite eccentric uncle. As I get older, I’ll be their eccentric grandpa.”

Three Nashville rockers have teamed with the Carolina Panthers, writing and performing a song for in-game promotions.

Jason Ringenberg and Warner Hodges of Jason & The Scorchers wrote “Panthers Runnin’ Wild” with former Royal Court of China (the band, not the actual royal court of the actual China) member Joe Blanton. The three musicians are billed as Electric Blitz on the Panthers official team CD, Black and Blue.

“Panthers Runnin’ Wild” hasn’t brought much in the way of luck to the Panthers, who are in fact running last in the NFC South with a 1-9 record.

Ringenberg’s alter ego, the Emmy-winning Farmer Jason, has also written a song with Hodges and Blanton called “He’s the Quarterback” that will be used by the Green Bay Packers in 2011, and one for the 2011 Panthers called “Sir Purr.”

For the 2011 releases, Ringenberg, Hodges and Blanton are billed as Team Farmer Jason.